Wheat Bell (Goessel, Kansas)
Item
Identifier: MS 014- series MS 014-3- item 234
Dates
- 1870-1900
Extent
From the Class: 10 Cubic Feet
General
Front: Wheat Bell, Goessell, Kans.
Back: Mennonite heritage Complex Wheat Bell, Goessell, Kans. Made of Turkey Red Wheat straw by 200 local Mennonite "weavers" ranging in ages from 10 to 80 years - over 2000 man hours consumed. This bell was on display in Smithsonian in Washington D.C. for two years - an exact replica of the U.S. Liberty Bell.
Creator
- From the Class: Johnson, Timothy (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Fort Hays State University Special Collections Repository